APOE ,,

Carla Cuní-López1, Jessica T Root1, Ying Hao2

  • 1Genetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA.

まとめ

最も強いアルツハイマー病 (AD) の遺伝的危険因子であるAPOE4は,膠質脂質滴のクリアランスを損なう. これは,脂質の蓄積ではなく,脂質の減少が,APOE4に関連したADリスクの鍵であることを示唆しています.

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